| Note: This article is about a character who is non-canon within the continuity of A Song of Ice and Fire. For his canon counterpart, see Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I). |
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| Title | Prince | |||
| Allegiance | House Targaryen | |||
| Culture | Crownlands | |||
| Book | The World of Ice & Fire (appendix) | |||
Prince Aeryn Targaryen is a non-canon member of House Targaryen mentioned in The World of Ice & Fire. He is mentioned only within the appendix's Targaryen family tree, where he was the sixth of King Jaehaerys I and Queen Alysanne Targaryen's thirteen children. Aeryn was born between Princess Daella (fifthborn) and Prince Vaegon (seventhborn).[1] As he was not listed among the children of Jaehaerys and Alysanne who lived to adulthood,[2] Aeryn must have died young.
Family
Behind the scenes
When George R.R. Martin revised the Targaryen family tree while writing Fire & Blood, Aeryn no longer existed. Vaegon and Daella were now the seventhborn and eighthborn children, respectively, with no possibility for a child between them since they were only a year apart. Jaehaerys and Alysanne still had thirteen children, but Aeryn was replaced by their secondborn child, Princess Daenerys Targaryen.[3][4] In more recent prints of The World of Ice & Fire, the family tree is updated to reflect the finalized children of Jaehaerys and Alysanne from Fire & Blood.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The World of Ice & Fire, Appendix: Targaryen Lineage.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Lineages and Family Tree.